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Lake Fayetteville was used as a water supply for Fayetteville until the creation of [[Beaver Water District]], a regional provider whose source is [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]]. |
Lake Fayetteville was used as a water supply for Fayetteville until the creation of [[Beaver Water District]], a regional provider whose source is [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]]. |
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The Clear Creek [[drainage basin|watershed]] contains rapidly developing areas of both cities; as a result, [[stormwater]] washes sediment and dissolved nutrients into Lake Fayetteville, including [[nitrogen]] and [[phosphorus]]. The lake has undergone [[eutrophication]], and occasionally has toxic algal blooms.<ref>{{ cite web |work=Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |title=Toxic algae found in Fayetteville lake - Avoid contact with water, agency says |date=June 5, 2020 |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jun/05/toxic-algae-found-in-fayetteville-lake- |access-date=July 4, 2020 }}</ref> |
The Clear Creek [[drainage basin|watershed]] contains rapidly developing areas of both cities; as a result, [[stormwater]] washes sediment and dissolved nutrients into Lake Fayetteville, including [[nitrogen]] and [[phosphorus]]. The lake has undergone [[eutrophication]], and occasionally has toxic algal blooms. <ref>{{ cite web |work=Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |title=Toxic algae found in Fayetteville lake - Avoid contact with water, agency says |date=June 5, 2020 |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jun/05/toxic-algae-found-in-fayetteville-lake- |access-date=July 4, 2020 }}</ref> The variables that best predict these blooms have historically been increased water temperatures, low inorganic nitrogen concentrations, and an intermediate molar ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus. <ref>{{ cite journal | last1 = Ferri | first1 = Alyssa | date = August 3, 2022| title = Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms Vary Within and Across Years at Lake Fayetteville, Arkansas | url = https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4512/ | journal = Graduate Theses and Dissertations | access-date = April 20, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Amenities== |
==Amenities== |
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 20 April 2024
| Lake Fayetteville Dam | |
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 View of the lake from the dam | |
  Location of Lake Fayetteville Dam in Arkansas | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36°8′8″N 94°8′21″W / 36.13556°N 94.13917°W |
| Status | Open |
| Construction began | 1949 |
| Owner(s) | City of Fayetteville |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Fayetteville |
| Normal elevation | 1,237 feet (377 m) |
Lake Fayetteville is a reservoir of Clear Creek created by Lake Fayetteville Dam in 1949 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.[1] Bordered on the north by Springdale, the lake was created as a water supply for the City of Fayetteville, but now serves as recreational lake surrounded by residential neighborhoods and as a focal point along the Razorback Regional Greenway for cyclists and trail users throughout Northwest Arkansas.
History
[edit]Lake Fayetteville was used as a water supply for Fayetteville until the creation of Beaver Water District, a regional provider whose source is Beaver Lake.
The Clear Creek watershed contains rapidly developing areas of both cities; as a result, stormwater washes sediment and dissolved nutrients into Lake Fayetteville, including nitrogen and phosphorus. The lake has undergone eutrophication, and occasionally has toxic algal blooms. [2] The variables that best predict these blooms have historically been increased water temperatures, low inorganic nitrogen concentrations, and an intermediate molar ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus. [3]
Amenities
[edit]Lake Fayetteville has a marina operated by the City of Fayetteville and fishing piers. The lake contains bass, crappie, carp, bluegill, and catfish.[4]
The lake has long had a nature trail around the lake, including passing through the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. The Lake Fayetteville Nature Trail is a dirt path with tree markers passing through the oak-hickory forest typical of the Ozark Mountains. The first segment of paved trail connecting to the Razorback Regional Greenway was completed in 2007,[5] with a full 4.5 miles (7.2 km) paved trail around the lake completed in 2013.[6] The nature trail was rehabilitated and expanded into a mountain biking trail beginning in 2010.
Students from Fayetteville Public Schools and Springdale Public Schools have jointly studied the water for biology and hydrology classes using the Springdale-Fayetteville Center for the Study of Aquatic Resources on the lake since 1974.[7]
After an risk-based inspection by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission describing a consequence of failure submerging the city of Johnson, Arkansas, the City of Fayetteville removed many large sycamore trees from the dam in 2017, and planted wildflowers.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Fayetteville
- ^ "Toxic algae found in Fayetteville lake - Avoid contact with water, agency says". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. June 5, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ Ferri, Alyssa (August 3, 2022). "Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms Vary Within and Across Years at Lake Fayetteville, Arkansas". Graduate Theses and Dissertations. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Putthoff, Flip (April 11, 2017). "Carp go for bread, vanilla at Lake Fayetteville". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ Ward, Kate (September 6, 2007). "Expanded trail provides more activity around Lake Fayetteville". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville. p. 1. Retrieved July 4, 2020 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Walsh, Joel (January 12, 2012). "City To Extend Lake Fayetteville Loop - Trail Connection Welcome Addition for Hikers, Bikers". Springdale Morning News. Springdale. p. 4. Retrieved July 4, 2020 – via NewsBank.
- ^ McNeely, Brooke; Bennett, Brett (January 27, 2005). "Keeping science afloat - Lake Fayetteville still 'most studied lake in Arkansas'". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville. p. 1. Retrieved July 4, 2020 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Ryburn, Stacy (June 18, 2017). "City prepares to remove trees from Lake Fayetteville dam". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved July 4, 2020.